Egypt: Rights groups condemn infringement of right to fair trial for Alaa Abd El Fattah, Mohammed al-Baqer, and Mohammed Oxygen

10/11/2021

The undersigned organizations condemn the decision by the Emergency State Security Misdemeanor Court on 8 November to adjourn proceedings in case no. 1228/2021/Emergency State Security […]

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Egypt: New Wadi al-Natrun prison an attempt to beautify, not reverse violations 

01/11/2021

Egypt’s launch of the new Wadi al-Natrun prison and its promotion of it to foreign and local observers is part of the state’s propaganda to […]

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Joint statement: Regeni trial must continue despite Egypt’s failure to cooperate

20/10/2021

The signatory organizations express profound concern at the recent developments in the trial of Egyptian officials over the torture and murder of Giulio Regeni. The […]

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Egypt: New escalation in human rights crimes as activists and defenders referred to Emergency State Security trials on fabricated charges

19/10/2021

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the politically retaliatory decision to refer activists Alaa Abdel Fattah and Mohamed Ibrahim, known as Oxygen, and rights lawyer Mohamed […]

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Egypt: Human rights catastrophe results from lack of political will, not lack of a national strategy to whitewash reality

14/09/2021

Respect for human rights in Egypt – where the most fundamental rights to life, bodily integrity, and justice are violated by state institutions and agencies […]

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Biden Decision to Grant Military Aid to Egypt a Betrayal of Its Human Rights Commitments

14/09/2021

The Biden administration’s reported decision to bypass the human rights conditions on $300 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) is a […]

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After 19 months of Pre-trial Detention, Patrick Zaki’s Trial Begins Tomorrow before Emergency Court

13/09/2021

The undersigned organisations condemn the decision of the State Security Supreme Prosecution (SSSP) to indict Patrick Zaki, the researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal […]

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10 rights groups stand in solidarity with members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms referred to Emergency Court 

09/09/2021

Ten human rights organizations today said they stood in full solidarity with leaders and members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, whose trial […]

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Tunisia: Human rights organizations commend National Dialogue Quartet for forming a working committee to follow up on situation in Tunisia

16/08/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations stand in solidarity with Tunisian civil society, following the decision of President of Tunisia Kais Saied to take unprecedented exceptional […]

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Egypt: Zyad Elelaimy and Ramy Shaath’s inclusion on the ‘Terrorist List’ is a shameful outcome of a politicized judiciary

15/07/2021

Yesterday July 14, the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals of human rights defenders Zyad Elelaimy, Ramy Shaath, and eleven others regarding their inclusion on […]

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Egypt: On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, First Step to Combating Torture is Accountability

28/06/2021

Coinciding with the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the undersigned independent human rights organizations condemn the Egyptian government’s systematic practice of torture […]

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Call for the immediate disclosure of the whereabouts and fate of former parliamentarian, Mustafa Al-Naggar, after 1,000 days of enforced disappearance

25/06/2021

The undersigned organizations express their deep concern about the continued disappearance of dentist and former parliamentarian, Mostafa Al-Naggar, on its 1000th day, and call on […]

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Egypt: President Sisi must order immediate release of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy, sentenced to four years in prison

23/06/2021

The undersigned rights organizations condemn the sentencing of researcher Ahmed Samir Santawy to four years in prison, on 22 June, by the Emergency Supreme State […]

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Egypt’s Law 71: An unconstitutional step designed to expand the state’s grip on information

21/06/2021

The undersigned organizations condemn Egypt’s issuing of Law No. 71 of 2021, amending some provisions of the Penal Code, published in the Official Gazette on […]

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Egypt: In solidarity with Hossam Bahgat, state security targeting of human rights defenders must end

16/06/2021

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the Public Prosecution’s summoning of prominent human rights defender Hossam Bahgat, the founding executive director of the Egyptian Initiative […]

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